Head-protector



(No Model.)

H. H. SNOW.

- HEAD PROTECTOR. No. 263,980. Patented Sept. 5, 1882.

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V HENRY H. SNOW, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,980, datedSeptember 5, 1882.

Application filed July 12, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. SNoW, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a new Improvement inHead-Protectors; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, ini Figure 1, thepad detached; Fig. 2, a transverse sectionas applied to the hat.

This invention relates to a device to be placed in a hat to protect thehead of the wearer from excessive heat or effect of the sun; and itconsists in a pad composed of an absorbent inclosed in a fabriccovering, combined with an elastic or adjustable hoop connected to saidpad, and so as to engage with the crown of the hat and hold the pad inits proper relative position, as more fully hereinafter described.

The pad for my protector is best made from a piece, a, of thick, softblotting-paper-say about two-thirds the diameter of the hatinclosed in alinen or other covering, 1). Instead of blotting-paper, any readyabsorbent may be used; but I find nothing that serves the purpose sowell as the material made from blotting-paper, softened, and often usedin place of lint. absorbent is introduced is stitched around its edge soas to completely inclose the absorbent.

A is a hoop, made preferably from brass or other elastic wire, longerthan the internal circumference of the hatinto which the protector is tobe introduced, and so that its two ends d. 0 will lap, as seen inFig. 1. From the edge of the body to the hoop the connections f extend,so as to unite the pad with the hoop. These connections I preferablymake from an elastic material such as shirred rubberone of theconnections inclosing the two ends d e of the hoop, but so as to permitthem to be moved to contract or engage the hoop. This completes theprotector. It is placed in the The covering or pocket in which the hat,the hoop expanded to take a bearing in the crown of the hat, as seen inFig. 2, the frictionof this bearing being sufficient to hold the pad inits proper relative position above the head. The pad is wet by pouringwater upon the surface, which is instantly taken up by the absorbent aand retained by it. Then the hat placed upon the head of the wearerbrings this moist pad between the top of the head and the top of thehat, the pad carrying so much water that a long exposure to the sun willbe required to entirely evaporate the water. It at any time the padappears to be drying, it is only required to be rewet.

By this construction I produce a perfect protector for the head at acomparatively small cost, ofiering no inconvenience to the .wearer morethan the common lining of a hat-crown, and it is so light that it doesnotadd materially or disagreeably to the weight of the hat. The spacebetween the pad and the hoop allows circulation within the hat and abovethe pad.

I am aware that an absorbent material has been secured in the crown of ahat as a protection for the head, and therefore do not claim broadlysuch an application of absorbent material.

I claim The herein-described head-protector, consisting of the hoop A,made from elastic material, its two ends disconnected, so as to permitthe expansion or contraction of the hoop, combined with an absorbent padwithin and attached to said hoop, the protector secured in the hat bycontact of the hoop with the sides of the crown, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of the hoop A, made from elastic material, its twoends disconnected so as to permit the expansion or contraction of thehoop, with a pocket or cover, I), inclosing an absorbent material, a,connected to said expansible hoop, substantially as described.

HENRY H. SNOW.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. EARLE, J 0s. 0. EARLE.

